arroz
[aˈros]
The verdict
“arroz” is a regularly-used Spanish word, ranked #3,301 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.
- #3,301
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 5
- letters
- 5
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - (Oryza sativa) Planta de la familia de las poáceas, originaria del Lejano Oriente y cultivada en todo el mundo como alimento. Es una hierba perenne, de hasta 2 m de altura, con largas hojas acicula...
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | arroz |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [aˈros] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #3,301 |
| Misspellings tracked | 5 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “arroz” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for arroz is 5 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [aˈros]. Corpus data places it at rank #3,301 in overall Spanish word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 5 likely wrong-spelling variants for arroz, with forms such as "arorz", "aroz", and "arrozz". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "arto", "atroz", "aro", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is arroz, spelled A-R-R-O-Z.
Definition
- 1(Oryza sativa) Planta de la familia de las poáceas, originaria del Lejano Oriente y cultivada en todo el mundo como alimento. Es una hierba perenne, de hasta 2 m de altura, con largas hojas aciculadas, pequeñas flores en espiga que fructifican en una cariópside de hasta 1 cm de largo. Requiere terrenos muy húmedos y climas cálidos.
- 2Grano de esta planta, que, entero o molido, se aprovecha como alimento.
- 3Guisado a base de arroz₂.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: arorz,aroz,arrozz,arrzo,raroz
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of arroz - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “arroz”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is A-R-R-O-Z - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [aˈros] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “arto” - see the side-by-side comparison. arroz vs arto
- Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.